How to prepare Instant puliogare rice | Quick food recipes for beginners

Many of the people who are out of the hometown and are in cities for work. and among them many  are dependent on hotel/mess food. Now because of Lockdown and corona restrictions, its not safe to eat outside. For people who doesnt know cooking its very difficult to cook and manage everything.

Even without the reason of lockdown, its always good to if we know little basics of cooking for survival.
Here in this blog and post i have listed few of the easy and quick cooking recipes for those who wants to learn and be self sufficient.



Recipe1: Puliogare: 

Time to prepare: 5 min
Servings: 1 person

Required Items :

Rice - 1 cup
Salt- half tbl spoon         
ಎಣ್ಣೆ- 2 spoon
MTR Puliogre or your - or any brand of your favorite

Optional:
   mustard seeds-> 1 tea spoon
   curry leaves-> 5-6 leaves,
   groundnuts-> 1 small cup
   red chilli -> 1-2

1) Take a vessel or frying pan and keep it on the stove and heat it.

2) Add 2 spoons of oil and heat it.

3) If you have mustard seeds, curry leaves, groundnuts, red chilli add them and fry them for 2 min. these are optional. 

4) then Add 2-3 spoons of Puliogre powder and mix well and let it fry for 2 more min. Now Puliogre gravy is ready.

5) to this gravy add the cooked rice and mix well. let the rice be on stove for 2 more min to make the rice warm. and now Puliogre rice is ready to serve and eat.

(Note: In instant powders the required ingredients like thil, Jaggrey, tamarind taste, peanuts will be already there. so need to add it again if its not there.)

to view this recipe in Kannada click on below link:
How to prepare Puliogre steps in kannada

How to prepare Masala Rice bath | Have you tried this colorful and tasty masala Rice Bath?

Masala Rice Bath: 

Rice is major part of food in south India, whether its a morning breakfast or afternoon lunch or evening dinner, rice must be there in any of the format for South Indians.

For breakfast, there are many masala or rice baths versions of recipe available in South India. Many would have tried different types of pulao rice or vegetable bath rice items. But trust me if you try this recipe, you will like this most...!!

This is one of the delicious item I have learned from my sister and I am sharing this recipe. 

How to prepare masala rice bath:

Ingredients:

Rice-250 grams 

Mixed vegetables-1 big cup 

(Chose different kinds of vegetables and green peas, I have used Beans, Potatoes and carrot)

Cloves- 4-5

Star anise- 1 to 2 
Bay leaf- 2
Cinnamon stick-1 to 2
Cardamom -  2 to 3
Onions - 2 
Tomatoes - 2,3
Ginger garlic paste- 1 spoon
Black pepper- 3-4
Coriander leaves- 1 cup

Curd- 1 small cup

Oil-4 spoon
Salt-for taste

Extra ingredients used for masala rice bath(Taste maker):
Byadagi red chilli:   8-10

(Byadagi red chilli is important ingredient here and gives the rich red color to the bath)
Red chilli:          2-3
Coriander seeds:         1 tbl spoon

To grind:
Firstly you need to fry below-mentioned ingredients in medium flame and then grind it.

Byadagi red chilli:8-10
red chilli:          2-3
coriander:    1 tbl spoon
Coconut paste: 1 small cup

1 onion: sliced
2 small tomatoes
Clove: 3 to 4
Cinnamon stick: small pie

Coriander leaves-1 small cup

black pepper

Method-Step by step procedure of Masala Rice bath:

1. First you need to fry all these ingredients(which is in 'To Grind' list ) in medium flame and then grind it.

2. Take a vessel. add oil,cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom, star anise,bay leaf and fry for sometime.

3. Add 1 more sliced onion, ginger garlic paste and fry

4. Add all the veggies and fry it.

5. Add grounded coconut, tomato,masala paste and fry it.add 1 small cup of curd to it(curd gives that extra flavor also).

6. Add washed rice and coriander leaves. and saute for sometime

7. Add water and close the lid.cook till 15-20 min.

8. If you are preparing in a pressure cooker, let it cook for 2 whistles.
and serve it hot and tasty Vegetable masala rice bath is ready to eat

Karnataka Nati style Fish Sambar Recipe | How to prepare Fish sambar with authentic Karnataka style | Fish sambar recipe with less ingredients

Here I have listed a different style of Fish sambar recipe which is prepared in Karnataka and village style. You don't require to use more ingredients for this sambar. with fewer ingredients, nice aromatic fish sambar will be ready to eat.

How to prepare Fish Sambar : 

Ingredients needed:

Fish ->1  kg(I have used catla fish)

Turmeric -> 2-3 tea spoons

Salt for marination

Tamarind juice-> 1-2 small cups

To grind/ For masala:

Coconut ->1 cup grated

Onions-> 2

Poppy seeds->2-3 spoons
(you need to add poppy seeds in more quantity for this recipe compared to your regular measures)

Cloves-> 4-5

Cinnamon-> 1-2 medium pieces

Sambar powder-> 2-3 tbl spoons

Coriander leaves-> 1 small cup 

Fried gram(Hurigadale) -> 1-2 tbl spoon

Ginger grlic paste- 1 tble spoon (or less)

(In nati style, we dont add ginger garlic paste more or you can even skip it)

For tempering:
Curry leaves-> 2-3 sticks of leaves

Onion->1 small one

Preparation time: 30-40 min

Recipe or Method:

1. Clean the fish thoroughly. Add turmeric and salt and keep it aside

2. Roast onions in little oil before grinding.

Grind all the above-mentioned masala and keep it ready.
Note: here in this recipe, I have not used ginger garlic paste. Poppy seeds needs to be added more

3. Next take a vessel for preparing sambar, heat the vessel.

4. Add Oil, Curry leaves, medium sliced Onion, and fry till onions become translucent.

5. Add Grounded masala, and fry the masala paste till the raw smell goes away

6. Add Tamarind juice accordingly and also add water to the required quantity. 1st add 1 cup of juice 1st and see the sourness. If you need a little more sourness add some more tamarind juice.

7.Adjust salt as per your taste and let it boil

8. Once Sambar is cooked and boiled enough(let it boil for 10 min at least), later add fish to it.
Once you add the fish you shouldn't stir the sambar since the fish cooks very quickly and will break.

9. Leave the fish to cook in sambar till 15-20 min. and serve it hot with rice and Ragi balls.

Step by step procedure with pictures:

1. Clean the fish thoroughly. Add turmeric and salt and keep it aside

2.

Roast onions in little oil before grinding.

Grind all the above-mentioned masala and keep it ready.
Note: here in this recipe, I have not used ginger garlic paste. Poppy seeds needs to be added more

3. 
Next take a vessel for preparing sambar, heat the vessel.

4. 
Add Oil, Curry leaves, medium sliced Onion, and fry till onions become translucent.

5. 
Add Grounded masala, and fry the masala paste till the raw smell goes away

6. 
Add Tamarind juice accordingly and also add water to the required quantity. 1st add 1 cup of juice 1st and see the sourness. If you need a little more sourness add some more tamarind juice.

7.

Adjust salt as per your taste and let it boil

8. 
Once Sambar is cooked and boiled enough(let it boil for 10 min at least), later add fish to it.
Once you add the fish you shouldn't stir the sambar since the fish cooks very quickly and will break.

9.
Leave the fish to cook in sambar for another 10 min. Fish cooks faster.  and Now Fish sambar is ready to serve.

Serve it hot with rice and Ragi balls.

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Fish sambar recipe in Karnataka style | How to prepare Fish sambar | step by step recipe of fish sambar with pictures

Ingredients:

Fish - 1 kg
(I have used Bangda fish. you can add catla or any other type of fish also instead of this)

For masala paste:

poppy seeds - 2 spoons,
cinnamon and cloves - 1 spoon,
coconut -1 cup,
Onions - 3 medium,

khara pudi( sambar powder)-2 to 3 spoons
Tomato-1-2 medium
Ginger garlic paste-1 spoon

Tamarind- 1 small boul
Salt for taste

Method:

1. Clean the fish and drain them.Add turmeric and salt to the fish and keep aside.
2. Take above-mentioned masala items and fry them in oil for some time till it loses its raw smell.

3. Grind them well

4. Soak tamarind and squeeze to take out the juice.

5. Take a vessel and heat it. Add oil, curry leaves,1 more sliced onion and fry.

Then add grounded masala, and fry

6. Add tamarind juice, salt and let it cook till it reaches boiling point.

7. Once sambar starts boiling, add cleaned fish pieces and boil for 10-15 min.

Note: Once you add the fish into the masala dont stir it and mix it often. Since fish is very delicate, it will break into small pieces. Fish also cooks very faster. so dont cook more than 15 to 20 min

8. Now Fish sambar is ready to eat. Serve this with Ragi balls and Rice. This goes well even with roti's or Dosa also. Eat with any of your favourite combo and enjoy..!!

Khara pongal recipe | How to prepare khara Pongal | Easy and quick morning breakfast recipes | South Indian breakfast recipes

Khara pongal: 

This is one of the most common and frequently prepared south Indian breakfast as rice is main and more consumed food in south India. and this particular item can be prepared very quickly and saves time for working women's/or people.

How to prepare khara pongal:


Ingredient required:
Rice-half glass
Moong dal - half glass

Jeera- 1 spoon
Pepper corn-1 table spoon
chopped ginger- 1 spoon
chopped/grated coconut- 2 spoons(optional)
Green chilli-1 (optional)
Coriander leaves
Turmeric- 1 tea spoon
Ghee

How to prepare Khara pongal:

1. Wash rice and moong dal and keep it aside
2. Take a cooker. add 1-2 spoons of oil, heat it.
3. Add rice and moong dal into it, roast it for sometime
4. Add  salt, double the quantity of water into cooker and cook till you get 2 wishtels.
5. Take another vessel.heat the vessel, Add ghee, mustard seeds,jeera,crushed pepper corn,curry leaves. allow it to splutter.
6. Add finely chopped ginger,garlic, little turmeric.
7.Add cooked rice and moong dal.
8. Allow it to boil it for sometime, if water is less, add sufficient quantity of water.
9. add coconut and coriander leaves at the end.

10. and serve hot.

Egg omlet | Quick and easy snacks | Healthy and quick snacks

Egg omlet is also one among the simple and quickly made recipe.

As you all know that egg is very rich in proteins.Especially if you have kids at home, you must give eggs to kids for the nutrition purpose. If kids doesn't like to have boiled egg, try making burji or omlet. You can add veggies to omlet to make it colorful to attract kids. This will be best healthy food or snack which you can prepare and serve them in a very less time!!.


Ingredients:

Egg- 1 or 2
Onions -1
Tomato-half 
chopped Coriander leaves- 1 spoon
green chilli-1(optional)
Salt for taste
pepper powder


Preparation steps:

1. Take a boul. Break the eggs and pour them into the boul.

2. Add finely chopped onions, half tomato, chopped coriander leaves, salt, pepper powder and mix well.
(Note: if you beat the mixture nicely, omlet will be thick.)

3. Take a pan and allow it to heat it. 

4. Apply oil on the pan and pour the egg mixture on the pan

5. Leave it for 5 min and turn to other side and cook well. 

6. And serve hot

Karnataka style Vegetable Rice bath | How to prepare vegetable rice bath

How to prepare vegetable rice bath

Ingredients:

Rice - 250 grams(or 2 medium glass rice) 

Vegetables- 1.5 cup mixed vegetables

    Chose different kinds of vegetables
    (I have used Beens, Potatoes, carrot)

Required ingredients for frying:

Cloves-4-5 

star anise-1-2
Bay leaf - 2
Cinnamon stick-1
Cardamom -2
Onions-2
Tomatoes-2
Green chilli-2
Ginger garlic paste- 1 spoon
Black pepper- 3-4
Chilli powder-1 spoon
Coriander leaves
Oil-4 spoon

Salt-for taste

To grind:

Grated Coconut - 1 small cup

Small tomatoes -2
Clove- 3 to 4
Cinnamon stick- 1 piece
Green chilli -2 or 3 
Coriander leaves-Small cup

Mint- 7-8 leaves(Optional)

Black pepper- 4-5

How to prepare:

1.Grind coconut,2 tomato and other items which is in 'To Grind' list and keep aside

2. Take the vessel. add oil. Once the oil is heated, add cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom, star anise,bay leaf and fry for some 2-3 minutes.

3. Add sliced onion and green chilli, ginger garlic paste and fry

4. Add all the chopped begetables and fry them.

5. Add grounded coconut, tomato, masala paste and fry it. Fry till the raw smell goes away

6. Add red chilli powder as per your taste(optional).

7. Add washed rice and coriander leaves. and saute for sometime

8. Add water and close the lid.cook till 15-20 min until the water drains off and rice is cooked thourughly.

9. If you are preparing in a pressure cooker, let it cook for 2 whistles.
and serve it hot and tasty Vegetable rice bath is ready to eat

 

 

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